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Glaessneropsis myrmekia

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Glaessneropsidae

Taxonomy
Glaessneropsis myrmekia was named by Schweitzer and Feldmann (2009). Its type specimen is NHMW 2007z0162/0003, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Stramberk Quarry (NHMW collection), which is in a Tithonian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Stramberk Limestone Formation of the Czech Republic.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Glaessneropsis myrmekia Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 88 fig. 4.4
2010Glaessneropsis myrmekia Schweitzer et al. p. 62
2012Glaessneropsis myrmekia Schweitzer et al. p. 21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
—Reptantia(Boas)
—MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
—DromiaceaDe Haan 1833
superfamilyGlaessneropsoideaPatrulius 1959
familyGlaessneropsidaePatrulius 1959
genusGlaessneropsisPatrulius 1959
speciesmyrmekia

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Glaessneropsis myrmekia Schweitzer and Feldmann 2009
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2008-01-28 11:51:24
Modified: 2022-05-13 13:34:01
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Late/Upper Tithonian or 150.80000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Czech Republic Glaessneropsis myrmekia (type locality: 89472)